Partition



A. G. DAWSON 2, ,868

Dec. 1, 1936;

PARTITION Filed Feb. 3, 1933 I 4x51. 6. DAN-5 HA5 attocwzq Patented Dec. 1, 1936 UNITED STATES PATIENT OFFIC PARTITION Axel G. Dawson, Jamestown, N. Y., assignor to Dahlstrom Metallic Door Company, Jamestown, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application February s, 1933, serial No. 655,041

3 Claims. (01. 1ss c4) panel unit and the rough jamb of a door which,

when spacedly connected and provided with suitable face plates covering-the spaced connection,

- siniilates a pilaster of conventional design for a metal partition. The invention further discloses aunital door frame which may be vertically. adjusted to meet any requirements of installation.

The present trend in manufacturing metalpartitions is to produce structure having few easily assembled or disassembled parts, the whole being sufllciently rigid for-the work required. Public demand has resulted in applicant's development of structural means for eliminating the conventional post or pilasterbetween which doors and panel units were located by combining the supporting features of the post or pllaster into rails which form a partof the panel unit and the door frame structure. Such an arrangement has also been further developed to provide a vertically adjustable door frame structure by which to meet any installation requirement such as the allowance for clearance of a door over carpeting extending through the doorway.

The important objects of the invention are, therefore: (1) The provision of a vertically adjustable door frame; (2) The elimination of.

separate pilasters and' the combination of the structural support thereof into the rails of panel units and door frames; (8) Means for producing the effect of pilasters interposed between panel units; and (4 Means for anchoring. adjacent ends of units.

Other and further" objects of the invention will be clearlyunderstood from a consideration of the following specification which is taken in.

conjunction with the accompanyingdrawing, and in which T Fig. 1 shows an'elevation of a partition embodying the preferred form of this invention} Fig. 2 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view, taken substantially on the line A-A of Figure 1;

T Fig. 3 is a fragmentary isometric view, showing the means for anchoring the supporting v members of the partition to a floor block;

i Fig. 4 is a fragmentary isometric view, parts being broken away to disclose the relationship between an adjacent panel unit and door jamb;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the tie straps 30 by whichtwo adjacent panel units are connected.

The invention hereinafter fully described is shown embodied in apartition, generally indicated by the reference numeral Ill. :The partition includes panel units II and intermediate supporting elements l2 and I3, having the appearance of conventional pilasters or posts.

Reference is had particularly to Figure 4 of the drawing in which is shown the preferred form of applicant's invention by which to eliminate the provision of intermediate posts or pilasters without sacrificing the symmetry and artisticness o f.a partition as they have heretofore been constructed. This is accomplished through the provision of a pair of channel members ll and 16. Each member includes a base wall 11 which is broken on the longitudinal center line thereof by a recess l8 into which is fltted'a glass 15 or other panel 19. The members I4 and I6, identical in shape, are disposed with the side walls 2| and 22 directed toward each other. These walls are each formed with an inwardly opening, longitudinally extending recess 2|. Ad- 20 jacent the inwardly directed recesses 24 and having a common wall 25, is an outwardly opening recess 21. The opening of the recess 21 is restricted bythe return bent flange 28. The i flange 28 and recess 21 cooperate to receive and engage-a tie strap 30. The strap 30 is formed with a base portion 3| which terminates at its vertical ends in' shoulders, 32. Fromthe shoulders 32, flanges 33, directed at right angles to the base 3| are terminated by' further flanges 34. The flange 34 flts into the recess 21, the end of said flange being securedagainst removal by the return bent flange 28. It is evident that, since the metalfromwhich the partition is made is very rigid, provision must be made for engaging the flanges of the tie strap with the flanges of the channel member. This is accomplished by the provision of slots 36 which are cut into the channel member flanges 28 as wellas the walls of .the recess 21. The tie straps being. slightly tapered must, when lying in the slots 36 for the purpose of engaging the channel members, be driven into place and cannot, therefore, be inadvertently dislodged. r

Secured to the channel members I l and I6 at their lower ends in any suitable manner, as by welding, are plates 31. These plates lie one within the confines of each member, being fitted with an adjusting screw. 38, the purpose ofwhich is to raise or lower the channel members with respect to the floor to overcome any floor unevenness and to cause the panel units, of which the channel member forms a part, to be properly aligned.

By reason of the fact that the channel mem-" bers constitute the upright supports of the partition, it is necessary that they be anchored .against any lateral movement with respect to the floor. This is accomplished through the provision of an anchor block 40, which is fastenedto base wall 45 and diverging side walls 46. The

side walls 46 terminate in flanges 48 which are of a size to fit the recesses 24 in the walls 2| and 22 of either of the channel members I4 or IS.

The base wall 45 and small tapered portions of the side walls produce a tongue 49 which extends beyond the bracket proper. The bracket, after mounting, is moved downwardly to engage the tongue with the adjacent slot 43 in the anchor block 40 and when driven into place prevents lateral movement in any direction of the channel member.

As brought out above, the channel members I4 and I6 may constitute a part of a panel unitor a rough jamb. In the present instance (see Figures 2 and 4) the member I4 constitutes a part of the jamb and the member I6 a part of the adjacent panel unit. When these members are moved to occupy a position such that the anchor brackets 44 may be moved downwardly to register with the anchor block 40 and the tie straps 30 attached as set forth above, there is produced what may be termed a skeleton post or pilaster. To complete the similation of a pilaster, face plates 5| are provided, the side walls, of which have inturned flanges 52. These plates are snappedinto place over the shoulders 32 of the tie straps 30. It may be understood that the face plates are readily removable for the purpose of dismantling the partition, altering it in any way, or introducing a wiring conduit.

The channel member I4 is fitted with a part a plate 56, the vertical edges of which project into the inwardly opening recesses 24 of thechannel member I4. Adjacent the sloped walls 51 of the channel member I4, which terminate in the base wall H, are shoulders 58. These shoulders receive the inhirned flanges 60 of the side walls 6| of the jamb portion 54. One of the side walls 6| is doubled back upon itself to form a stop 62 and continues across the depth of the jamb to the other side wall H. The jamb por tion 54, being channel shaped, forms a recess- 64 in which is located a channel shaped bracket 65. The edges of the side walls 51 of the bracket 65 lie against the inner face of the flanges 50 of the jamb portion 54. An opening is made in the base wall of'the bracket, being aligned with the recess I8 of the channel member I4. A bolt 68 is projected through the bracket, recess- I8, opening 55, and a suitable opening in the plate 56. A nut 69 is'threaded on the bolt and when turned down draws the bracket 55 and plate 55 toward the shoulders 58 of the channel member I4. Since the flanges of the jamb portion 54 are interposed between the shoulders 58 of the channel member and the flanges 61 of the bracket 65, the jamb 54 may be frictionally secured in any desired vertical position relative to the channel member I 4.

The method of fastening the other vertical element of the lamb is identical with that above described. The head portion 1| of the jamb is similar to the portion 54 justdescribed with the exception that the side walls I2 thereof terminate in return flanges 13 which abut the adjacent walls I4 of the panel unit I5 above the door. The ends of the portion 1 I of the jamb may be mitered or overlapped and welded or otherwise suitably joined to the vertical portions 54 to create a u-shaped jamb having vertical adjustability for the purposes intended. It is contemplated with the provision of four or five frictional securing units on each of-the vertical elements of the vention, it is possible to accomplish. this by disengaging the wedge shaped tie straps 30 from the adjacent channel members I4 and I6, removing the anchor plates 44 from engagement with the blocks 40, lowering the entire jamb to a point where the side walls II of the head portion are clear of the flanges I4 of the panel unit I5 and remove the jamb as a unit. It may then be turned around, inserted from the opposite side of the partition, the tie straps interlocked with the adjacent channel members, the jamb adjusted to the desired height and frictionally locked by turning down the nuts 69, and finally replacing the'face plate 5|.

Although applicant has shown and described only one modification of his invention, it is not intended that he be limited thereto since it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications or adaptions of the invention may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the hereunto annexed claims. Having [thus set forth my invention what I claim as new and for which I desire protection b Letters Patent is:

1. In partition construction, panel units, up-

right members defining the vertical limits of said units, flanges forming longitudinally extending pockets in the sides of each of said members, said flanges being slotted to receive tie straps for interlocking adjacent of said members in spaced relationship.

2. In partition construction, a supporting v member forming part of a partition unit, flanges in said member defining longitudinally extending pockets, a bracket, flanges on said bracket en'- gageable with said pockets, saidfbracket being adjustable to. connect said member with an anchor' block to prevent lateral displacementthere- 3. In partition construction, a supporting member forming part of a partition unit, a bracke 'et removably joined to and adjustable vertically of said member, an anchor block having openingsin the upper face thereof, a tongue on said bracket registerable with one of said block open- I 

